Hosiery protector



Ost. 20, 1931. c. .1. SMITH HOSIERY PROTECTOR Filed Jan. 18, 1929 Patented Oct. 20, v1931 UNITED STATES CORA JANE SMITH, OF OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON HOSIERY PROTECTOR Application led January 18, 1929. Serial No. 333,465.

This invention relates t certain new and useful improvements in protectors for ladies hosiery.

The object of the invention is to provide a protector particularly adapted for indoor use and designed to be quickly and easily clasped about the ankle so as to cover the lower exposed portion of the hose to prevent soiling of the hose during house work.

Another object of the invention is to provide a flexible form sustaining protector that will retain itself in operative position solely by its own inherent resiliency thereby doing awayvwith the straps, lacings and other fastening devices usually provided for this purose.

Other object-s, advantages and characteristic features of the invention will be more readily understood from the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure l is a side view of the protector in applied position;

Figure 2 is a perspective view;

Figure 3 is a rear view of the protector as it will appear in applied position;

Figure 4 is a perspective view of a modified form of protector, and, Y

Figures 5 and 6 are detail views of the construction disclosed in Figure 4.

The preferred form of protector is shown in Figures 1 to 3 inclusive. It consists of a one-piece seamless body 5 made of paper or similar cheap material moulded to the shape shown in Figure 2. The upper portion 5a of the body is shaped as shown in Figures l and 3 to t snugly around the ankle of the wearer while the lower portion 5b is made flaring or gaiter-shaped to cover the upper portion of the foot, the lower edges of the portion 5b being preferably extended below the corresponding edges of the shoe 6 as shown in Figure l. The protector is split at the back as indicated at 5c and the form sustaining material of which it is composed is suiiciently exible to permit the protector to be applied and removed in the manner of a clasp.

Instead of moulding the protector in one piece from paper or similar material the same may be constructed of cloth, leather or other no soft material as shown to advantage in Figures 4 to 6 inclusive.

When constructed from soft material the protector preferably consists of two suitably shaped sections 7 and 8 which are s' itched to- 55 gether as at 9, along the front medial line of the protector body. The upper and lower edges of the protector are folded inwardly and stitched to the body portion to provide suitable sleeves in which are secured spring metal clasps 10 and 11 by means of which the protector is secured in applied position.

From the foregoing it is manifest that I have provided an improved form of protector that may be readily constructed from paper e5 or soft material such as cloth or leather and which is retained in operative position solely by a gripping action due to the inherent resilienc of the protector thereby doing away with the necessity of providing straps, lacesd m and similar fastening devices heretofore ein ployed for securing protectors of similar typ( in operative position.

Having thus fully described what I now conceive tc be the preferred embodiments of the invention it will be understood that various changes in the details of construction may be resorted to within the scope of the appended claim without departing from the spirit of the invention as herein defined.

What I claim is:

A protector to prevent soiling of hosiery during house work comprising a body having its upper portion shaped to snugly lit around the ankle of the wearer and its lower portion made flaring or gaiter-shaped to cover the upper portion of a foot and elongated to extend over and below the upper part of the shoe cf the wearer, said body consisting of two suitably shaped sections stitched together Y alon the front medial line of the protector and ree along the back medial line, the upper and lower edges of the sections being folded inwardly and stitched to the body to provide upper and lower tubular casings or hems respectively, and a spring clasp encased in each casing or hem for securing the protector in position.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

CORA JANE SMITH. 

